What do all these things have in common?

They are all employers in Oxfordshire

The Cooper School

Labour Market Information tells you about the local job market. It can help you think about what career you might want to do and what opportunities are about locally.

What do we know about Oxfordshire?

• It is home to over 750,000 people

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• It sits in a well connected part of the UK with strong transport links to Birmingham and London

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• It is an essential part of the UK’s golden triangle (Cambridge, London, Oxford) for research and innovation

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• It has one of the strongest economies in the UK and there is a strong visitor economy based around Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Bicester Village

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• Around 43,000 students attend Oxford’s two universities

Your fabulous future in Oxfordshire

-Watch this video looking out for the companies/industries in Oxfordshire that are mentioned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sualeIxU3F4

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-Once the video is over, work in pairs, write down on your whiteboard the companies/industries that were mentioned.

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Which pair can get the most companies/industries written down?

Here are all the companies/industries on the video…. Tick off the ones you got!

University of Oxford

Oxford United

Harwell Science campus

NHS

Rebellion

Greencore

Motorsport Valley including Williams

Oxbotica

Thames Valley Police

Blenheim Palace

Bicester Village

Quiz time!

• Work in a small group to look carefully at the 5 sheets about Oxfordshire Labour Market Information.

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• There are 10 questions to answer. Write the answers on your sheet.

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• Who can be the quickest group to get all answers correct?

Answers

1. 93%
2. Barber
3. Rebellion
4. 99%
5. Good team player, attention to detail, well organised
6. To enquire about internship opportunities
7. Covid 19
8. Motorsport Valley
9. Chemistry, History, Psychology
10. Space, life sciences, construction, digital/creative, health and social care, motorsport/engineering
11. Computer Games Technology
12. 78%

Unifrog - Your turn!

You can find out the Labour Market Information for most careers on Unifrog.

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Log onto Unifrog now. Type in a job/career and look at the Labour Market Information (eg how many of these jobs in Oxfordshire and the pay!)

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The next slide shows a search for a Forensic Scientist and then the Labour Market Information

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